The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-25
RAILROAD INSPECTOR.
A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR THIS
OFFICER
Introduced Into the Senate The
Joint Resolution Relating TO
the Unpaid Claims
AGAINST DIR. WILLIAM MORROW
ADOPTED.
Mr.. Sayage's Bill Prohibiting the
Granting OF Railroad Passes
Laid ON the Table.
ESPECIAL TO The APPEAL

NASHVILLE, TENN, January "a
iSendte.-Rule Al was amended so rs 10
allow bills to remain in the hends OF
commi ses twenty days instead Of
ten.
PETITION.
By Mr.. Cobbs, asking the passage Of
the prohibition amendment.
Mr.. Polk submitted the report oil
the Agricultural Committee recon-.
mendng that the reports of the eleven
county fairs, booded stock farms and
poultry shows be stricken out of the
agricultural report, and that the report
be bound in paper.
NEW BILLS.
To amend an act regulating the lay
ing out and working Of public roads,
and 10 embrace all acts relating to the
same into one act.
To regulate the practice OF medicine.
To require railroads to ience their
| lines.
To provide for the appointment of
State Librarian and an assistant.
To abolish the B lreau OF AgIicuit-
ture, Statistics and Mines.
To amend the common school law
relating to the Western Hospital for
the Insane.
Author zing corporations TO dispose
OF their corporations and franchi es.
To change the line between Flank
lin and Moore counties.
By M. Norment An act to pro.
vide for the regu alton OF railroad com
panies and persons aud corporations
operating railroads in this State.
To preve2t determination in rates
charged by the railroads in this State,
ard to provide for the punishment OF
the fame.
BY Mr.. Ewing (by request: To au-
thori21 mining corporations 10 con-
denim rights OF way to water courses
and springs.
By Mr.. Ewing: To authorize rail-
road companies of this State to extend
their reads into other States.
NEW RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Green: That both houses
meet in joint convsnli IN January 9th,
at / O'Clock a m, to ballot for a
Treasurer and Comptroller. Lies
over.
RESOLUTIONS FOR ADDITION.
House joint resolution: To embrace
all bills changing county lines into
one act Laid on thu table.
Senate resolution relating to public
printing.
the report of ths Agricultural Com
mittes recommending the striking
out of certain surplus m after in the
report of the Agricultural Com.
missioner was agreed to and the
resolution relating to the printing
Of $500 copies of thu report was adopt
ed. The report will emhysee 1000
copies and will cost the State at the
rate of 40 cents a copy. With the
surplus mater Included the clst
10 the State would have been SO cents.
A copy OF the Senate ] lint resolution
calling on the Comptroller for infor-
nation relating to an unpaid claim #
$2S6l 40 against DR.. William Morrow
was adopted.
Mr.. Tolley's resolution relating to
violation of platform pledges was with
drawn by the author,
Mr.. Tolley's tariff resolution was
laid on the table.
SENATE BILLS, THIRD FADING.
To provide for the organic liion OF
corporations, relstin0psriiCularIytot the
incline railroad at Lo Jkout mountain.
Pending discussion the Senate re-
paired at neon to the hall of the
House Of Rsprssa ptstives to continue
the balloting for United States Senator.
The S4uats resssembled at 1885.
Mr.. Norment moved to refer the bill
to the Committee on Railroads and the
motion failed.
Mr.. Kennedy, who introduced the
bill, explained that the bill provided
for charges at the rate Of fifty cents q
mile.
Mr.. Norment thought this rate too
high.
Mr.. Kennedy said that at present a
visitor to the mountains was compelled
to pay So unless he walked, for that
was the rate OF charges adopted by the
livery men OF Chattanooga.
Mr.. Kennedy Eaid the lenRth OF the
road was limited to two miles. Pend
ing discussion the Senate adjourned
till Tuesday.